In Sermon Illustrations: "Christian Death"

Paul Harvey Said, "Too Many Christians Are ...  PRO

Contributed by Craig Hamlin on Jan 5, 2004

Ill. Paul Harvey said, "Too many Christians are no longer fishers of men ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Evangelism How To

Denomination: Baptist

A Moslem Said To A Christian, "We Moslems Have ...  PRO

Contributed by Francis Avila on Apr 9, 2004

A Moslem said to a Christian, "WE Moslems have one thing you Christians do not have. When we go to Medina (Saudi arabia), we find a coffin and know that that Mohammed lived because his body is in it. But when, you Christians go to Jerusalem, you find nothing but an empty tomb." "Thank you!" ...read more

Tags: Easter Resurrection

Denomination: Congregational

Christian Author Joyce Landorf Wrote A Book ...  PRO

Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 11, 2004

Christian author Joyce Landorf wrote a book entitled, Tough and Tender: What Every Woman Wants In A Man. In one chapter she mentions a man she calls George, who worked at her husband’s bank. George was recently divorced. And he was leading a lifestyle of sexual liberation. If anybody looked ...read more

Tags: Marriage Commitment, Sexuality

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Gordon Macdonald, A Christian Author Once Said ...

Contributed by Jared Schroeder on Oct 1, 2004

Gordon MacDonald, a Christian author once said this, “The world can do almost anything as well as or even better than the church. You need not be a Christian to build houses, feed the hungry, or heal the ...read more

Tags: Church Purpose Of, Church Practices

Denomination: Mennonite

Christians Do Get Divorced. Some For Biblical ...  PRO

Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 22, 2000

Christians do get divorced. Some for Biblical reasons. According to researcher George Barna, the ratio of Christians who have been divorced is higher than the percentage of non-Christians. In his sample of almost 4000 adults, Christians led non-Christians in divorce by a margin of 3 percentage ...read more

Tags: Faith, Divorce, Marriage Commitment

Denomination: Baptist

Christian Author And Speaker Joni Eareckson Tada ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

Christian author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada writes: I’m a quadriplegic, yet I can drive a van (my hand is secured to a big joystick so I can steer, accelerate, and brake). I enjoy being independent, so if there’s something I can do, I will - even if it means tackling the drive-thru at a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 50:19-20, Ephesians 2:11-22

Tags: Patience, Peace, Lord, Giving General, Give Thanks, Forgiveness, Christian Disciplines  (view more)  (view less)

John Stott In Authentic Christianity Noted: "We ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

John Stott in Authentic Christianity noted: "We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit humbly under its judgments instead. If we come to Scripture with our minds made up, expecting to hear from it only an echo of our own ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tags: Disciplines Scripture, Bible Influence, Bible Study, Security

Most Likely To Divorce Born Again Christians Are ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Most Likely To Divorce Born again Christians are just as likely to get divorced as are non-born again adults. Overall, 33% of all born again individuals who have been married have gone through a divorce, which is statistically identical to the 34% incidence among non-born again adults. Adults who ...read more

Tags: Divorce

Bible Sales Jumped 14% In Christian Stores In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Bible Sales Jumped 14% in Christian stores in March over February according to STATS data and a remarkable 65% from a year ago. Interest raised by The Passion of the Christ. Movie is ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Christian Giving Down: The Empty Tomb Reports ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Christian Giving Down: The Empty Tomb reports that church donations have dipped to a 35 year low. As a portion of after-tax income, giving has fallen from 0.66% per capita in ’68 to 0.38% in ’02. However, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that giving to the 400 largest charities rose 2.3% in ...read more

Tags: Giving General

43% Of American Christians "Accepted Jesus Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

43% of American Christians “accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior “before reaching age 13. 64% did so before age 18. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

43% Of American Christians "Accepted Jesus Christ ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006

43% of American Christians “accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior “before reaching age 13. 64% did so before age 18. ...read more

Tags: Commitment To Christ

Christian America: According To Gallup More Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian America: According to Gallup more than 8 in 10 Americans are Christian while only 9% claim no religious affiliation at all. More than 4 in 10 Americans attend church regularly, and most Americans say that religion is fairly or ...read more

Tags: Evangelism Urgency

Divine Lottery: Born-Again Christians And Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Divine Lottery: Born-again Christians and adults who attend Christian churches are more likely than atheists, agnostics, and adherents of non-Christian faiths to buy lottery ...read more

Tags: Money

Christian Bookstores Saw A $100 Million Decline ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christian Bookstores saw a $100 million decline in their retail sales of Christian products from ’00 to ’02 while general retailers experienced an equal sales increase of Christian merchandise. Plus 271 of the 2,700 or so Christian retailers in the U.S. closed their doors in ‘03. The Christian ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

Best Christian Places To Work: The 2005 Survey ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Best Christian Places To Work: The 2005 survey winners for the Media Category are Zondervan (150 or more employees) and Howard Publishing (149 or fewer ...read more

Tags: Workplace Integrity

Christianity Today (5/05) Reports The Value Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Christianity Today (5/05) reports the value of hours U.S. volunteers worked in ’04 is $272 billion at $17.55 per ...read more

Tags: Giving General

46% Of American Adults Listen To Christian Radio ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

46% of American adults listen to Christian radio vs. 56% 13 years ago, due to a 33% decline among non-Christians. ...read more

Tags: Entertainment

71% Of Americans Consider The U.s. A ‘christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

71% of Americans consider the U.S. a ‘Christian nation,” up from 60% in ’96. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Character

18% Of Churches Now Create Their Own Christian ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

18% of churches now create their own Christian education curriculum vs. 10% in ’02. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Church General